Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:49:03 -0400
From: ngltf@ngltf.org (NGLTF Media Dept.)
Subject: TASK FORCE BRIEFS WHITE HOUSE
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PRESS RELEASE
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
http://www.ngltf.org
Contact: Tracey Conaty
202-332-6483 x3303
Pager: 800-757-6476
email: tconaty@ngltf.org
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TASK FORCE BRIEFS WHITE HOUSE STAFF ON PUBLIC OPINION REPORT
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE MAKING PROGRESS
WASHINGTON, DC---June 17, 1998---At the invitation of the White House,
the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) briefed White House staff
on its new groundbreaking report From Wrongs to Rights. The report
tracks public opinion toward gays and lesbians for the past twenty years.
The briefing had the feel of a Task Force executive directors reunion of
sorts. Current Task Force executive director Kerry Lobel was joined by
Urvahsi Vaid, Task Force executive director from 1989 - 1992 and now
director of NGLTF's Policy Institute. Among the White House staff in
attendance was Assistant to the President for Management and
Administration Virginia Appuzo, Task Force executive director from 1982
-1985.
"How wonderful, in NGLTF's twenty fifth anniversary year, that I am
joined at a White House briefing by two of the organizations most
important leaders and visionaries," said Lobel. "It seems only a short
time ago in 1977 that NGLTF lobbied for and attended the historic first
ever White House meeting with leaders from our community. Now the White
House solicits our expertise. It's a fitting testament to NGLTF's
efforts over the past quarter century," she added.
Lobel and Vaid were joined by Rebecca Isaacs, Task Force political
director, and Alan Yang, author of the report. The report is the first
ever survey of trends in public attitudes towards gays and lesbians over
the past twenty years and documents a major favorable shift in public
opinion in just two decades, especially in the area of civil rights. It
also shows that while gays and lesbians are among the most disliked
groups in the country, this negativity has decreased markedly.
White House staff attending the meeting represented, among others, the
offices of the Vice President, Chief of Staff, White House Counsel,
Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Communication.
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